Speecher Assistive Kit
sak is the Speecher Assistive Kit who transforms your applications into multi-language speaking assisted applications.
Easy and independent, you do not have to change anything in your original code.
You do not need external libraries like at-spi, sapi, nor install anything in your system...
All is included in the kit (+- 1 mega). sak uses eSpeak and PortAudio Open Source libraries. Of course the kit can be shared with other applications.
Download it from gitHub here : sak Speecher Assistive Kit
sak uses eSpeak who is GPL license. So the license differs if you use eSpeak executable or eSpeak library.
sak > for all types of licenses, included commercial applications without source. It uses eSpeak executable and old Portaudio static library.
sak_dll > for applications with GPL Open Source licences. It uses eSpeak dynamic library and new Portaudio dynamic library.
How to use it ?
Copy the sakit (or sakit_dll) folder into your application-folder (from sak or sak_dll, depend of the license you give..).
For sak_dll, add also sak_dll.pas, uos_portaudio.pas and uos_espeak.pas into your application-folder.
For sak, add also sak.pas and uos_portaudio.pas into your application-folder.
In your uses section add:
For sak_dll : uses sak_dll,...
For sak : uses sak,...
In your program : When you want your application becomes assistive call:
SAKLoadLib;
To unload it :
SAKUnLoadLib;
You may change the default gender and language.
gender : male or female
language : langage code
Here example for Portugues/Brasil woman
SAKSetVoice(female,'pt');
In addition you may add your own speech with :
SAKSay(Text: string);
When you close your application, call :
SAKFreeLib;